2015 Wilson Security Sandown 500

The 2015 Wilson Security Sandown 500 was a motor race event for the Australian sedan-based V8 Supercars. It was the ninth event of the 2015 International V8 Supercars Championship. It was held on the weekend of 11-13 September at the Sandown Raceway, near Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. The feature race, the 2015 Wilson Security Sandown 500, was won by Mark Winterbottom and Steve Owen driving a Ford FG X Falcon.[1]

Victoria (state) 2015 Wilson Security Sandown 500
Event Information
Round 9 of 14 in the 2015 International V8 Supercars Championship
Date11–13 September 2015
LocationMelbourne, Victoria
VenueSandown International Raceway
WeatherFine
Results
Race 1
Distance 161 laps 500 km
Pole position Jamie Whincup
Paul Dumbrell
Triple Eight Race Engineering
Winner Mark Winterbottom
Steve Owen
Prodrive Racing Australia
3:19:48.9226

Results

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Qualifying

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Pos. No. Name Team Vehicle Lap Time Difference
1 6   Chaz Mostert Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 1:08.7165
2 5   Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 1:08.9069 + 0.1904s
3 1   Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:09.0185 + 0.3020s
4 18   Lee Holdsworth Charlie Schwerkolt Racing Holden VF Commodore 1:09.0200 + 0.3035s
5 55   David Reynolds Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 1:09.0642 + 0.3477s
6 14   Fabian Coulthard Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 1:09.1058 + 0.3893s
7 97   Shane van Gisbergen Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore 1:09.1132 + 0.3967s
8 17   Scott Pye DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 1:09.1221 + 0.4056s
9 33   Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:09.1817 + 0.4652s
10 2   Garth Tander Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 1:09.3031 + 0.5866s
11 47   Tim Slade Walkinshaw Racing Holden VF Commodore 1:09.3413 + 0.6248s
12 22   Jack Perkins Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 1:09.4082 + 0.6917s
13 3   Tim Blanchard Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:09.4159 + 0.6994s
14 8   Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 1:09.4266 + 0.7101s
15 222   Nick Percat Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:09.4444 + 0.7279s
16 888   Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:09.4692 + 0.7527s
17 9   Will Davison Erebus Motorsport Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG 1:09.5031 + 0.7866s
18 99   James Moffat Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:09.5071 + 0.7906s
19 23   Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:09.5268 + 0.8103s
20 15   Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:09.6198 + 0.9033s
21 4   Ashley Walsh Erebus Motorsport Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG 1:09.6530 + 0.9365s
22 7   Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:09.6947 + 0.9782s
23 111   Andre Heimgartner Super Black Racing Ford FG X Falcon 1:09.7550 + 1.0385s
24 34   David Wall Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:09.7579 + 1.0414s
25 21   Dale Wood Britek Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:09.7858 + 1.0693s

Qualifying Race 1 (Co-drivers)

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Paul Dumbrell won the first qualifying race, which was held for co-drivers only.
Pos. No. Name Team Vehicle Laps Time / Difference Grid
1 1   Paul Dumbrell Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 20 23min 26.4669sec 3
2 5   Steve Owen Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 20 + 7.122s 2
3 6   Cam Waters Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 20 + 9.806s 1
4 55   Dean Canto Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 20 + 10.984s 5
5 97   Jonathon Webb Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore 20 + 12.509s 7
6 22   Russell Ingall Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 20 + 13.592s 12
7 47   Tony D'Alberto Walkinshaw Racing Holden VF Commodore 20 + 15.454s 11
8 17   Marcos Ambrose DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 20 + 15.819s 8
9 14   Luke Youlden Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 20 + 19.231s 6
10 3   Karl Reindler Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 20 + 20.696s 13
11 18   Sébastien Bourdais Charlie Schwerkolt Racing Holden VF Commodore 20 + 24.647s 4
12 888   Steven Richards Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 20 + 25.441s 16
13 9   Alex Davison Erebus Motorsport Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG 20 + 29.383s 17
14 222   Oliver Gavin Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 20 + 30.775s 15
15 111   Ant Pedersen Super Black Racing Ford FG X Falcon 20 + 33.121s 23
16 2   Warren Luff Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 20 + 34.267s 10
17 23   Dean Fiore Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 20 + 35.594s 19
18 4   Jack Le Brocq Erebus Motorsport Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG 20 + 36.301s 21
19 21   Macauley Jones Britek Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 20 + 40.769s 25
20 99   Taz Douglas Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 20 + 40.957s 18
21 7   Alex Buncombe Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 20 + 40.961s 22
22 33   Alexandre Prémat Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 20 + 41.420s 9
23 34   Chris Pither Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 20 + 42.433s 24
DNF 15   David Russell Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 12 Suspension 20
DNF 8   Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 6 Accident damage 14

Qualifying Race 2 (Primary drivers)

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Jamie Whincup leads the second qualifying race, held for main drivers only, ahead of Mark Winterbottom and Chaz Mostert.
Andre Heimgartner and Jack Perkins come together during the second qualifying race. The incident saw both drivers retire from the race.
Pos. No. Name Team Vehicle Laps Time / Difference
1 1   Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 20 24min 35.3103sec
2 5   Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 20 + 0.806s
3 6   Chaz Mostert Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 20 + 1.155s
4 97   Shane van Gisbergen Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore 20 + 1.800s
5 55   David Reynolds Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 20 + 2.164s
6 47   Tim Slade Walkinshaw Racing Holden VF Commodore 20 + 2.354s
7 18   Lee Holdsworth Charlie Schwerkolt Racing Holden VF Commodore 20 + 2.879s
8 9   Will Davison Erebus Motorsport Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG 20 + 3.298s
9 14   Fabian Coulthard Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 20 + 3.475s
10 222   Nick Percat Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 20 + 3.920s
11 17   Scott Pye DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 20 + 4.401s
12 2   Garth Tander Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 20 + 4.783s
13 21   Dale Wood Britek Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 20 + 5.361s
14 15   Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 20 + 5.724s
15 3   Tim Blanchard Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 20 + 6.107s
16 33   Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 20 + 6.720s
17 8   Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 20 + 7.884s
18 34   David Wall Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 20 + 8.648s
19 4   Ashley Walsh Erebus Motorsport Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG 20 + 8.919s
20 99   James Moffat Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 20 + 9.081s
21 23   Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 20 + 9.271s
22 7   Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 20 + 9.713s
23 888   Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 20 + 10.686s
DNF 22   Jack Perkins Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 18 Accident damage
DNF 111   Andre Heimgartner Super Black Racing Ford FG X Falcon 16 Accident damage

Race

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Prodrive Racing Australia scored a 1–2 finish in the race, with Mark Winterbottom and Steve Owen taking victory ahead of Chaz Mostert and Cam Waters.
Shane van Gisbergen and Jonathon Webb finished in third place, driving for Tekno Autosports.
Pos. [1] No. [1] Name[1] Team Vehicle[1] Laps[1] Time / Difference Grid Pts
1 5   Mark Winterbottom
  Steve Owen
Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 161 3h 19m 48.9230s 2 300
2 6   Chaz Mostert
  Cam Waters
Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 161 + 0.659s 3 276
3 97   Shane van Gisbergen
  Jonathon Webb
Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore 161 + 9.657s 4 258
4 2   Garth Tander
  Warren Luff
Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 161 + 9.927s 12 240
5 55   David Reynolds
  Dean Canto
Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 161 + 11.112s 5 222
6 47   Tim Slade
  Tony D'Alberto
Walkinshaw Racing Holden VF Commodore 161 + 13.183s 6 204
7 18   Lee Holdsworth
  Sébastien Bourdais
Charlie Schwerkolt Racing Holden VF Commodore 161 + 17.012s 7 192
8 3   Tim Blanchard
  Karl Reindler
Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 161 + 19.876s 15 180
9 22   Jack Perkins
  Russell Ingall
Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 161 + 20.758s 24 168
10 15   Rick Kelly
  David Russell
Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 161 + 21.938s 14 156
11 23   Michael Caruso
  Dean Fiore
Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 161 + 25.465s 21 144
12 17   Scott Pye
  Marcos Ambrose
DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 161 + 25.882s 11 138
13 888   Craig Lowndes
  Steven Richards
Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 161 + 26.396s 23 132
14 33   Scott McLaughlin
  Alexandre Prémat
Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 161 + 26.983s 16 126
15 1   Jamie Whincup
  Paul Dumbrell
Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 161 + 27.788s 1 120
16 14   Fabian Coulthard
  Luke Youlden
Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 161 + 27.798s 9 114
17 111   Andre Heimgartner
  Ant Pedersen
Super Black Racing Ford FG X Falcon 161 + 28.571s 25 108
18 99   James Moffat
  Taz Douglas
Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 161 + 31.753s 20 102
19 4   Ashley Walsh
  Jack Le Brocq
Erebus Motorsport Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG 161 + 36.725s 19 96
20 21   Dale Wood
  Macauley Jones
Britek Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 161 + 40.053s 13 90
21 34   David Wall
  Chris Pither
Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 160 + 1 Lap 18 84
22 8   Jason Bright
  Andrew Jones
Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 160 + 1 Lap 17 78
23 9   Will Davison
  Alex Davison
Erebus Motorsport Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG 154 + 7 Laps 8 72
24 7   Todd Kelly
  Alex Buncombe
Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 147 + 14 Laps 22 66
Ret 222   (Nick Percat)
  Oliver Gavin
Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 18 Steering 10 0

Note: Percat did not drive car #222 in the main race.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "2015 Wilson Security Sandown 500 Results, www.supercars.com, as archived at web.archive.org". Archived from the original on 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
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